Welding rod holder



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wELDNG Ron HOLDER Filed May 6, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I mlenvtor Patented Aug. 15, 1944 2,356,054 WELDING Ron HOLDER James H. Hill, Redondo Beach, Calif., assignor of to Howard F. Craven,

forty-nine per cent Redondo Beach, Calif.

Application May 6, 1943, Serial No. 485,901

(Cl. 21S-8) 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in welding rod holders, the principal object of the present invention being to provide a holder which is used for holding large or small welding rods.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a holder of the character described in which rods can be easily inserted and held and from which the rods can be readily disconnected when they have been used to the extent desired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View.

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the clamp.

Figure '7 is a perspective View of the trigger.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the present invention consists of a handle portion 5 having an obliquely disposed nose portion 6, these portions being integral and divided longitudinally into a, pair of sections a, a.

Numeral 'I denotes a cable which has its bare end 'la suitably secured into a recess in the butt end of the handle portion 5. The sections of the portions 5, 6 are secured together by screws or the like 8 and the portion 5 has a substantially L-shaped recess 9 which substantially receives the trigger structure shown in Figure 7. This trigger consists of an arcuate-shaped arm IIJ having a foot portion II which is embedded in a block I2 which defines a handle or trigger which can be operated by the fingers of a person holding the device by the handle 5.

The nose portion 6 has a longitudinally eX- tending bore I3 in which a clamp element is located. This element consists of an elongated stem I4 projecting from a head structure I5, this head having a groove I 6 extending transversely in one side thereof and a sloping portion I1 merging with a reduced extension I8. The stem I4 extends longitudinally through the bore I3 and through a smaller bore I9, the inner end thereof being bifurcated as at 20 to straddle the intermediate portion of the arm I0. A securing element is disposed through bifurcated portion 20 of the stem I4 and through an opening 2| in the arm I0. A coiled compression spring 2.2 is inter posed between the head I5 and the inner end oi the bore I3.

Extending into the forward end of the nose portion 6 and being slightly offset with respect to the bore I3 is a short bore 23 for receiving a small gauge welding rod A.

As can be seen in Figure 2, a ball 24 is provided in the forward end of the bore I3 and rides the sloping portion I1 of the clamp element I5. The inner end of a rod A overlies this ball 24, and obviously the purpose of the spring 22 is to urge the head I5 forwardly so that the sloping portion Il will urge and maintain the ball 24 in an upward position against the inner end of the rod A, thus securing the rod to the holder.

Furthermore, the nose portion 6 of the holder has an obliquely disposed bore 25 extending up- Wardly therein from the bottom thereof and as is apparent in Figure 2, the head I5 is registrable as far as the groove I 6 is concerned with the bore 25, that is, when the trigger I0, I2 is moved upwardly. Obviously, when a welding rod B is inserted into the bore 25 and through the groove I6, and the trigger subsequently released, the spring 22 will urge the head I 5 forwardly and thus clamp the rod B rinly in position.

While the foregoing specication sets `forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A welding rod holder comprising a body having an elongated handle portion and an clone gated nose portion rigid with and extending at an angle from the outer end of said handle portion, said nose portion having a main longitudinal bore and a second short bore opening through the outer end of the nose and communicating at one side with the outer portion of said main bore, said short bore being adapted to receive an end of a welding rod, a head slidable in the main bore and having a stem projecting inwardly therefrom, said head having a sloping front portion provided with a forward reduced extension, a ball disposed on the inclined portion of the head, a spring in the main bore acting on the head to force the latter forwardly so as to cause the sloping portion of the head to move the ball laterally into gripping engagement with the welding rod, and manually operable means associated with the handle portion and connected with the inner end of the stem for retracting the head and releasing the ball from the Welding rod.

2. A welding rod holder comprising a body having an elongated handle portion and an elongated nose portion rigid with and extending at an angle from the outer end of said handle portion, said nose portion having a main longitudinal bore and a second short bore opening through the outer end of the nose and communicating at one side with the outer portion of said main bore, said short bore being adapted to receive an end of a welding rod, a head slidable in the main bore and having a stem projecting inwardly therefrom, said head having a sloping front portion provided with a forward reduced extension, a ball disposed on the inclined portion of the head, a spring in the main bore acting on the head to force the latter forwardly so as to cause the sloping portion of the head to move the ball laterally into gripping engagement with the welding rod, and manually operable means associated with the handle portion and connected with the inner end of the stem for retracting the head and releasing the ball from the welding rod, said handle portion having a recess including a rear part extending longitudinally of and in the under side of the handle portion and a forward part extending upwardly in said handle portion, said manually operable means including an angular trigger having an arm pivoted and movirl able in the forward part of said recess and another arm coincident with and partly housed in the rear portion of said recess.

3. A welding rod holder comprising a body having an elongated handle portion and an elongated nose portion rigid with and extending at an angle from the outer end of said handle portion, said nose portion having a main longitudinal bore and a second short bore opening through the outer end of the nose and communicating at one side with the outer portion of said main bore, said short bore being adapted to receive an end of a welding rod, a head slidable in the main bore and having a stem projecting inwardly therefrom, said head having a sloping front portion provided with a forward reduced extension, a ball disposed on the inclined portion of the head, a spring in the main bore acting on the head to force the latter forwardly so as to cause the sloping portion of the head to move the ball laterally into gripping engagement with the welding rod, and manually operable means associated with the handle portion and connected with the inner end of the stem for retracting the head and releasing the ball from the welding rod, said handle and nose portions comprising longitudinal half-sections having the bores and the recess partly formed in each of the same, and means securing said half -sections together.

JAMES H. HILL. 

